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ENT (Otolaryngology) Doctors Who Perform the Procedure You Need—and Take Your Insurance.

Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231), flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopy (CPT 31575), audiometry & tympanometry for tinnitus/vertigo (CPT 92557), and balloon sinuplasty. Filter by your insurance carrier, state, or procedure below.

4. Complete Physician Directory

All ENT (Otolaryngology) Physicians (2,058)

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Dr. Frederick Lopatin, DO

Dearborn, MI 48124

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
50th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,226 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christopher Chang, MD

Warrenton, VA 20186

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
80th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,217 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ryan Guillory, MD

Longview, TX 75605

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
86th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,569 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Scott Thompson, MD

Columbia, SC 29201

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
46th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,564 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Barak Greenfield, MD

Levittown, NY 11756

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
82nd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,275 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Kirk Clark, MD

Rolling Meadows, IL 60008

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
72nd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,028 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. Jared Wasserman, MD

Hackensack, NJ 07601

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
64th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,115 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gentry Thatcher, MD

N Andover, MA 01845

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
91st MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,330 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$224 Cash

Dr. Kenneth Farrell, MD

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
39th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,796 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Wade Chien, MD

Baltimore, MD 21287

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
59th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,226 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Lieser, MD

Fredericksburg, VA 22401

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
81st VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,654 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Batti, MD

Danbury, CT 06810

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
78th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,135 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Cathy Chong, MD

Weymouth, MA 02190

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
68th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,775 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$224 Cash

Dr. Irene Yu, MD

Purchase, NY 10577

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
60th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,019 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Garfield Johnson, MD

Houston, TX 77024

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
75th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,035 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$212 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
53rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,522 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Neil Nayak, MD

Sarasota, FL 34239

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
34th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,619 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Jon Burton, MD

Brandon, FL 33511

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
76th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,212 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Justin Imhof, DO

Hannibal, MO 63401

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
63rd MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,299 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Indranil Debnath, MD

Winter Park, FL 32792

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
48th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,275 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Christopher Dwyer, MD

San Francisco, CA 94115

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
79th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,489 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$250 Cash

Dr. Jagdish Dhingra, MD

Brockton, MA 02301

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
52nd MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,383 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$224 Cash

Dr. Dean Lindstrom, MD

Melbourne, FL 32901

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
70th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,642 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Justin Tenney, MD

Thibodaux, LA 70301

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
79th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,994 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Osmund Chan, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90012

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
78th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,358 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$231 Cash

Dr. Vir Patel, MD

Sewell, NJ 08080

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
86th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (925 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Aaron Jaworek, MD

Bethlehem, PA 18017

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
77th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,944 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Steven Davis, MD

Torrance, CA 90503

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
84th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,913 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jamie Flohr, MD

Woodbury, MN 55125

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
70th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,278 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Dagostino, MD

New Haven, CT 06511

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
38th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,259 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jaxon Jordan, MD

Abilene, TX 79601

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
50th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,656 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Todd Magnuson, MD

Saint Cloud, MN 56303

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
36th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (877 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Louis Insalaco, MD

Stoneham, MA 02180

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
12th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (818 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$224 Cash

Dr. Adrian Williamson, MD

Little Rock, AR 72205

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
62nd AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,713 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Louis Hebert, MD

Slidell, LA 70461

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
16th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (972 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Scott Harris, MD

Great Neck, NY 11021

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
45th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,583 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash
Interactive 60-Second “Show This to Your Doctor” Visit & CPT Builder • Defends Against the 11-Second Interruption Rule (PMID 29972200)

Walk Into Your 15-Minute Appointment With Exact Labs, CPT Codes & Opening Words

Clinicians interrupt patients after a median of 11 seconds (J Gen Intern Med, PMID 29972200). Select your appointment reason below to generate your 1-page script:

15-Minute Exam-Room Agenda • High-Volume Endocrinology

Hypothyroidism, Subclinical TSH Drift (2.5–8.0 mIU/L) or Thyroid Nodule

1. Your 10-Second Opening Script (Read Verbatim Before the 11-Second Interruption)

"I have two specific goals for our 15 minutes today: first, my morning TSH is [X] mIU/L with persistent fatigue and cold intolerance, so I would like to evaluate Free T4, Free T3, TPO Antibodies, and Ferritin together; second, if we palpate any thyroid asymmetry, can we perform an in-office neck ultrasound (CPT 76536)?"

2. In-Office Medicare CPT Procedures to Verify Before Booking
CPT 76536 In-Office High-Resolution Thyroid & Neck Ultrasound

Confirms the endocrinologist images thyroid nodules themselves rather than sending you to a hospital radiology department.

CPT 60100 Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration (FNA) Biopsy

Identifies structural thyroid specialists vs. general diabetes-only clinics.

3. Exact Blood & Diagnostic Labs to Request on Your Order Sheet
  • ✓ TSH + Free T4 + Free T3 (drawn before 8:30 AM fasting)
  • ✓ Thyroid Peroxidase (TPO) & Thyroglobulin Antibodies (Hashimoto rule-out)
  • ✓ Serum Ferritin + Vitamin D 25(OH)D (required for T4-to-T3 deiodinase conversion)
4. Day-1 Pre-Appointment Rule

Hold all Biotin (Vitamin B7) supplements for 72 hours before your blood draw so streptavidin assay interference does not create a false TSH/Free T4 reading.

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